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Empowerment is strengthened through education and advocacy throughout the world. HIV, still considered a taboo topic especially in a lot of minority populations, is not what it was back in the '80s. Advocates and HIV positive men and women are speaking out and speaking up about what living with HIV really looks like.

The good
The bad
The ugly

Today's guest shares what it looks like to have your dream reimagined after being diagnosed with HIV. Nakeisa does not hold back including having coping mechanisms in place and being mindful of the conversations that you are having with others. This episode will inspire anyone to decide to push through any obstacle that may come your way.

Nakeisa Jackson is an author, speaker and HIV advocate. After being diagnosed with HIV in college, she began her journey to educate herself, she noticed a major gap in representation of women living with HIV. The statistics were high for women but low for education among women. She took this information and decided to change her major to nursing. She received her Bachelor’s Degree from Georgia State University in Nursing and continued to expand her education by receiving her Masters in Nursing Informatics, at the University of Phoenix in 2015.

Nakeisa is on a mission to educate women around the world via the internet and through community events about the stigma associated with HIV as well as many other complications like mental illness. She is collaborating her efforts with other community organizations including the Iknowawareness, LLC., and Positive Women’s Network, in order to accomplish her goals. She has published one book entitled Life After HIV: Removing the Mask which details her life story. She is a member of the Metropolitan HIV Services Planning Council, Fulton County Planning Council, and a blogger for the Girl Like Me Blog through the Well Project. Currently, she is launching a nonprofit to provide health services, social services, and mental wellness services to women in the Atlanta Area. Her target is women living with chronic conditions and facing different challenges in life such as domestic violence, sexual violence, and other traumas. She will use her platform to also encourage these women to live their lives whole and set free.

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